Senior RF Characterization Engineer

Murata Electronics; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

pSemi Corporation, a Murata company driving RFIC characterization, seeks a Senior Engineer to validate leading edge RFICs and develop measurement systems for mobile wireless and commercial apps in San Diego.

You will design test solutions for RF Front End ICs such as RF switches, LNAs, and Power Amplifiers, manage schedules, and collaborate with product designers to optimize characterization plans and data analysis standards.

Qualifications

• Master of Science or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, or related.
• 12 months as Senior Engineer, Characterization, or Senior RF Antenna Engineer, or Senior RF Design Engineer, or related.
• Schematic capture, RF system integration and PCB design, RF switches, PAs, LNAs, Mixers, Phase Shifters, Step Attenuators;
• Matlab, Python;
• RF Combiners, Couplers, Isolators, Circulators, Filters;
• Gain, S-Parameters, P1dB, IP2/IP3, Phase Noise, Noise Figure, Switching Time;
• Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers, RF Signal Generators, Oscilloscopes;
• Automating lab instruments, developing RF measurement systems and optimizing for speed and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Validate leading edge RFICs, developing measurement systems for mobile wireless and commercial applications.
• Work on test solutions for mobile RF Front End ICs such as RF switches, LNAs, and Power Amplifiers.
• Work on RF and analog measurements to ensure that pSemi's projects are accurately characterized prior to release.
• Manage the project schedules, generate system specifications and create effective measurement solutions.
• Work with product designers to develop, evaluate and maintain optimum characterization plans for new product development.
• Develop, evaluate and maintain data analysis standards covering: statistical limit setting, yield prediction tools.
• Design and develop software and hardware for design validation, performance optimization, characterization and production test of RFICs.
• Analize and develop optimization techniques for rapid characterization and test.
• Develop characterization and test data analysis tools to streamline characterization and improve ATE capability understanding.

Skills

Schematic capture

RF system integration

PCB design

Matlab

Python

RF measurement

Testing automation

RF front end

Signal analysis

Measurement systems

Data analysis

Education

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum Analyzers

Network Analyzers

RF Signal Generators

LabVIEW

Job description

pSemi Corporation, a Murata company driving RFIC characterization, seeks a Senior Engineer to validate leading edge RFICs and develop measurement systems for mobile wireless and commercial apps in San Diego.

You will design test solutions for RF Front End ICs such as RF switches, LNAs, and Power Amplifiers, manage schedules, and collaborate with product designers to optimize characterization plans and data analysis standards.